Glove-display rack



Dec. 18, 1928. 1,695,618

R. E; THOMPSON GLOVE DISPLAY RACK Filed Dec. 5. 1927 WEAR fizz/2222 02 2. 6 291% Y "uWMfi/Z: F/ZOIZZ H UZZ i 6m) VfiWfame s a glove. display rack .of

Patented Dec. 18, 192 8,

f The objector my seat is to fjiidvia inexpensive construction;

Particularly it is myobjecttd provide such 'a'rack having aisupport and a rotating'deivice thereon adaptedfor the convenient supporting ofglovesaccord ng tozs zes or styles in s uch manner'thatthe glqves of any sizes I I or styles may be quickly and conveniently moved to the most accessible position.

} With these and other'objects in view my invention consistsfin the construction, arrangement and combination of the various parts of my device,-whereby the objects con- .templated are. attained,as hereinafter more fully set forth,

inted out in my claim and illustrated-in t e accompanying drawings,

in which: r

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a glove display rack embodyingmy invention. I

Figure 2 is a detail sectional view taken on the line 2 -2 of Figure 1. Figure 3 isa detail sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a detail sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 2; and

Figure 5 is a detail sectional view taken on the line5-5 of Figure 4. In the accompanying drawings I have showna support forforming a part ofmy improved rack comprising four spaced legs indicated by the reference numeral 10.v The legs 10 are'arrangedin spaced pairs atthe opposite ends of the device. The members of each pair are inclined toward each other at their upper endsand are connected at their upper'ends byan angle bar connecting member' 12. i

J ournaled in the upstanding flanges of the connecting members 12, is a shaft 14. 'A; flat' cross bar 16 rests on the lower flange of each member 12 and connects the adjacent legs 10. On the Shaft 14 is a spacer tube or sleeve 18 which terminates short of the end members 12. 1 h i Mounted onth'e shaft 12 near the ends thereof, are discs or the like 20. Outside of the discs 20 sleeves 22 are mountedon the shaft 14. Screwed onto the sleeve 14 and to" the sleeve 22 onopposite'si'des of each of the discs 20, are collars '24 which are riveted or bolted'to the discs 20 as at 26.

forinstance in Figures 3 and 4. The outer ends of the rods ,28 are threaded to'receive s1rnple,;-,durable and I tnuts on a; as as (steadied 28. is

an angular shapedfplate indicated at A having the port-ion32 receivedonthe .rod 28 and the portion 34 extending rat rightanglesmo the portion 82and'fitting against the periphry of the discf20..and'projected-inwardly.

' I on the i-portions;;34, indicating characters 36 for showing,ffor instance, sizesofthe mer'-' chandiseto be displayed onthe rack, are mounted. a

each end of the machine are connected by cross braces 42.; f Ex The-frontlegs 10 are connected a braces tending upwardly from the, end member'sl2 are upright members 44 connected at their tops by the cross member 46 and the members 44 and 46support a plate or the like 48 to re 7 Y .ceive indicating or advertising matter.

device of this kind has in actual use, a number of importantv andupractical advantages for the displaying and handling of gloves, mittens or other articles of merchang n i 80 In the accompanying drawings, I have dise.

shown pairs of mittens supported" on the i rods 28. Mittens and gloves are usually fastened together at the wrist bandslso that can be hung over the rods 28. It will beseen that by rotating the rotatable member, the .rowof gloves or mittens. on any of the rods t y 85 j. c

28, can be brought toposition conveniently for examlnation or removal.

,A deviceof this kind is peculiarly useful for merchants who carry a relatively small 3 stock of gloves or mittens. The gloves or mittens of anyone size can be placed onone of the rods 28. The member 34 carries the indicating characters 36 for indicatingthe size on theadjacent'rod 28. e f It is thus very convenient for a merchant or customer to select the row of gloves or mittensof the size desired. Y Another important advantage of the structure lies in the fact'that the merchant can. instantly determinethe size in which he is short by'looking at the display rack. He can readily note if any particular size is running.

. short and he can thus determine what orders should be given to keep up thestock.

- i If each rod 28 is used for one style or even if it is'used for several styles of one size, it Near the outer} edges of the discs 20, rods '28 are extended through the discs as shown is obvious'thata device of this character makes it very convenient also to determineif any style is running short.

' vice lies in the convenient manner in which a large number of gloves or mittens ma be displayed for inspection by customers.-

The structure of the entire device is very simple and the rack is therefore, inexpensive.

It will be noted that the indicating'devices p A are very cheap to make, are easily mounted acters on the members A arealways in proper position to be seen. A

The device is preferably made ofmetalbut can be made ofvarious materials and might be changed as to arrangement andconstruc tion of details and parts and is my intention te cover by my claims, any "modified forms of ructure or useofmechanical equivalents, which may be reasonably included within their scope.

I claim as my invention In agdevice of he class port, a shaft, discs fixed thereto, rods adjazccntthe peripheries of said discsand indicating devices comprising angular members each having a portion mounted on a rodgand a portion extended at right angles tosaid first portion and substantially parallel with its rod,

vsaid last portion enacting wit-htheperiphery of the disc to prevent pivotal movement of the indicating device on its rod. a

. Des Moines, Iowa, November 18, 1927.

" ROBERT 'E. THOMPSON.

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